Montana Grizzlies talk from inside the season.
Inside the Den is a Montana Grizzlies sports show built around fast recaps and coach conversations. Basketball takes center court in these episodes, with football history and program transitions getting room when the moment calls for it.
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Inside the Den is built for people who follow Montana athletics closely enough to care about the next possession, the next road swing, and the next coaching adjustment. The recent run is heavy on Grizz and Lady Grizz basketball. Each episode starts from the actual state of the season, then works outward into what the results mean. A win over Portland State is not just a win; it becomes a discussion of defense, shooting percentages, conference positioning, and urgency down the stretch. A loss to Sacramento State or Montana State does not sit there as a final score. It turns into questions about starts, substitutions, underclassmen minutes, and how a team handles pressure when the regular season is shrinking. The show has a clear broadcast spine. There are sponsor reads, network signoffs, pregame reminders, and the familiar cadence of the Grizzly Radio Network. Around that frame, the conversation stays practical and specific. Riley Corcoran guides much of the coverage in the excerpts, while Ace Sauer brings Lady Grizz perspective into the basketball run. Travis DeCure and Nate Harris are treated as central voices, with room to explain what they saw on film, where confidence is growing, and what still has to sharpen before Boise. The tone is warm but not soft. It can celebrate a 98-point night, an overtime upset, or a defensive road win, then immediately ask what has to hold up against Weber State, Idaho State, or Montana State. The show also makes space for bigger program history. The Bobby Houck farewell episode slows the pace and looks back at a football tenure defined in the excerpts by wins, Big Sky titles, family sacrifice, and a sudden handoff to Bobby Kennedy. That shift gives the feed more range than a weekly hoops recap alone. Still, its strongest rhythm is the coach-show rhythm: recap, question, answer, follow-up, next matchup. The language is plain and sports-fluent. It assumes listeners know why Boise matters, why the Brawl of the Wild carries weight, and why a February skid can change the feel of a season. For Montana fans, that familiarity is the point. Inside the Den sounds less like national commentary dropped onto the Grizz and more like a local record of the program while the season is still moving.
Made for: Fans of Montana Grizzlies and Lady Grizz athletics who want local, coach-level context after games and before the next matchup. It best suits listeners already invested in Big Sky standings, rivalry results, and the road to Boise.
What sets it apart: The show pairs broadcast polish with direct access to Montana coaches, so recent results are explained through lineup choices, defensive details, and team realities. It also shifts naturally from weekly basketball grind to larger Grizzly football moments when the program changes shape.
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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Riley Corcoran turns Montana results into detailed conversations about coaching choices, player development and the demands of the next game.
Inside the Den follows Montana athletics from the decisions behind a basketball result to the pressure surrounding a football playoff game. Riley Corcoran works from specifics: conference position, lineup choices, late-game execution and the next assignment.
One shaky stretch, two lineup options: you get the coach's logic before arguing from the couch.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
Montana's final regular-season weekend finds both basketball teams trying to steady themselves before Boise.
Montana basketball hits the regular-season edge with both the Grizzlies and Lady Grizzlies trying to make something steadier out of a rough stretch before Boise.
Montana's coaches sort through rivalry fallout, defensive resilience, and the pressure of a five-game stretch run.
The Grizzly Basketball Coaches Show checks in on Montana basketball with five regular-season games left and Rivalry Saturday still hanging over the week.
Montana basketball gets a Griz-Cat week reset, with Nate Harris on pressure, roles, and Matt Koning's return.
The Grizzly Coaches Show checks in on Montana basketball with three regular-season weekends left and Griz-Cat week coming into view. Nate Harris gives the episode its useful center, talking through Drea's move into a new role, the demands of Montana State's full-court pressure,…
A grounded Montana basketball review after Northern Arizona, with Weber State and Idaho State ahead and consistency still in focus.
Montana basketball reaches a practical hinge point with the Grizzlies coming off a 98-72 win over Northern Arizona, Tayshaun Sawyer's career-high 27 points, and a 10-win mark alongside a 4-2 Big Sky record.
A focused review of Montana's Idaho win, the strange finish, and the lineup tradeoffs behind the late-game tension.
Montana's basketball weekend is framed around the pressure points that can turn a comfortable lead into a late test of judgment. The review centers on the men's 79-73 road win over Idaho, their eighth straight in the matchup, after an early 17-2 burst helped build an 18-point…
Montana's Big Sky opener prompts a conversation about preparation, favorable breaks and the Idaho matchup.
Montana opens Big Sky play as the reigning men's champion, and the Grizzly Basketball Coaches Show starts with a question that goes beyond the opening weekend. Riley Corcoran asks how much a championship run owes to preparation and how much to health and favorable breaks.
Houck's farewell lingers on the team talks and daily routines he will miss after 151 Montana wins.
Bobby Houck's farewell interview turns on what he expects to miss about coaching Montana football. Riley Corcoran opens with Houck's 151 wins across two stints, then lets him talk about being embraced by Montanans and going to battle with the Grizzlies.
Montana's playoff win, a 36-4 home record for longtime seniors, and Bobby Hauck's thoughts on Brookings.
Montana's 41-27 playoff win gives this December check-in a lively start. Riley Corcoran puts the result in context: three touchdowns went for at least 50 yards, and this was the program's 28th FCS playoff appearance.
Purdue sports, argued from the details.
Daily Cardinals roster radar.
Host Riley Corcoran conducts a farewell interview with Bobby Houck, the winningest head coach in University of Montana and Big Sky Conference history, who announced his retirement after 151 wins.
Recap of University of Montana athletics including football's win over Idaho, volleyball's 2-0 weekend, and soccer's 1-1 weekend.
This episode of Inside the Den highlights the historic winning streaks of Montana's football, soccer, and volleyball teams, with interviews from coaches Bobby Hauck, Chris Citowicki, and Allison Lawrence.
This episode of Inside the Den recaps Montana Grizzlies' 41-27 playoff win over Tennessee State, highlighted by Junior Bergen's two punt return touchdowns and Eli Gillman reaching 2,000 rushing yards.
Inside the Den's "The Grizzly Coaches Show 02-24-26" centers on Montana basketball's final regular-season weekend, with the Grizz at 14-14 and 8-7 in Big Sky play after losses to Idaho State and Weber State.
Travis DeCure says his favorite prep is “my Sunday film sessions,” where he builds a 30-minute database per opponent and trims it to three or four minutes for Montana’s staff.
The Montana Grizzly Coaches Show centers on three weeks left in the Big Sky regular season and the run-up to the Montana-Montana State doubleheader in Missoula.
A farewell interview with retiring University of Montana football coach Bobby Hauck, reflecting on his legendary career and legacy.
Recap of Montana Grizzly basketball teams' weekend results and standings in Big Sky Conference.
A preview of Montana Grizzly basketball teams' recent winning streaks and upcoming games.
On the Montana Grizzly Coaches Show, host Riley Corcoran recaps a 98-72 rout of Northern Arizona, led by Tayshaun Sawyer's career-high 27 points and 25 from Money Williams, improving Montana to 4-2 in Big Sky play.
On the Montana Grizzly Coaches Show, host Riley Corcoran recaps a split road weekend for the Grizzlies men's basketball team: a 79-73 win over Idaho, Montana's eighth straight over the Vandals, fueled by Money Williams' 35 points, followed by a narrow loss at Eastern Washington despite an eight-point lead in the final minutes.
Inside the Den's January 6, 2026 Grizzly Basketball Coaches Show examines Montana's 2-0 Big Sky start, including a 78-64 win over Northern Arizona and an 88-79 win over Northern Colorado.
A season preview for University of Montana Grizzly soccer, highlighting their back-to-back Big Sky titles and goals for the upcoming season.
Riley Corcoran introduces the seventh season of the University of Montana Athletics podcast, previewing fall camp and interviews with Bobby and Tim Hauck.